On March 16, Teri Bice awoke to the sound of someone trying to break down the door of her home in New Orleans.

She did what most Americans would do: dial 911. One big problem, There was no answer at the other end. From wwltv.com:

She documented her calls for help: two to 911; two to the NOPD's non-emergency line; and one to NOPD's Second District. The final call was answered and Bice confirms an officer showed up two hours after the attempted home invasion.

The problem appears to be a lack of operators for the 911 system, and too many non-emergency callers using the system. In this case, Teri believes that the family dog scared off the home invader(s). Fortunately, Teri's right to defend herself and her family are recognized by both the United States Constitution and a recently ratified amendment to the Louisiana State Constitution.

Teri bought a Taurus .32. I have not been able to ID the Taurus model pictured with certainty, but I believe it to be a Taurus 731. I do not find a match on the current Taurus USA website. I consider it a brilliant bit of active deterrence to show the revolver (clearly loaded) on the news show. Would you decide to invade this house, now?

Some claim that letting people know that you own guns can serve to target your house for burglary. It might happen, but as about half the households have guns in the United States, it does not seem like much inducement to me.

In addition, there is the deterrent effect of criminals not wanting to be shot, and the likely possibility that a guns is carried with the homeowner out of the house.

I phoned 911 recently to report what turned out to be a minor traffic accident. The call was answered immediately and an ambulance showed up fairly soon, then 4 or 5 Florida Highway Patrol or deputies arrived. It was night and the FHP lights were so bright that it hurt my eyes to look at them. There must have been a little more to it as the cops stayed for nearly two hours.

The only thing that bothered me is the operator asked for my name and phone number. Now I assume that information had to have been shown on his screen the second the call came in. I didn’t really mind giving it to him but it still was just slightly irritating. I felt like I was being investigated.

I think on the whole, if you brag about how many guns you have, how deadly they are, etc. you may run across somebody that’s gonna be looking for you to be gone and relieve you of them. So, talking about a number of guns, kinds, etc. isn’t something I’d do if someone would know who I am and could look up where I live.

I don’t think advertising that you are ‘armed’ by itself is a trigger for robbery per se.

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posted on 03/27/2014 10:52:45 AM PDT
by Gaffer
(Comprehensive Immigration Reform is just another name for Comprehensive Capitulation)

Detroit police chief James Craig agrees. The crazy thing is that Craig spent some 20 years on the LAPD and was opposed to armed citizens in those days.

A lot of Detroiters are fed up, he said in a recent interview with WDIV-TV. Theyre tired and theyve been dealing with this epidemic of violence. Theyre afraid and they have a right to protect themselves.

After all, when seconds count, police are only minutes away, right?

If you are confronted with an immediate threat to your safety, youre not going to have time to dial 911, Craig said. It becomes an issue of, the threat is here, I have to respond to the threat.

The bastards dont want normal people to be able to defend themselves.

Exactly right. BECAUSE if you can defend yourself against unorganized criminals, then you might be able to defend yourself against the future depredations of the biggest criminal enterprise of all - the government.

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posted on 03/27/2014 11:02:02 AM PDT
by from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy)

I was born in Louisiana, and every time I go back to visit, I make sure I'm packing. The last time we where there, my 14 year old son and I witnessed two Obama voters, one male, one female fighting next to a gas pump while I was getting ice for my cooler. It was a scene that didn't surprise me having grown up there, but my son was very surprised by it.

It appeared to me that this was normal activity between the two, and knowing that Louisiana conceal carry law was more restrictive than is here in Texas, I declined to do anything about it. As I drove off, "Travon" watched me carefully. As soon as I was pulling away, I saw/heard Travon smash the back window with a tire iron.

Now, that is just the last time I visited. In my 35 years of living there, I have tons more stories just like it.

He’s certainly off to a good start with the people. I don’t know where he stands on other issues but in a perfect world a city should just about run itself with minimal public services and most services privatized.

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posted on 03/27/2014 1:34:48 PM PDT
by cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)

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